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Decal removal tips?
03/30/13 at 17:22:21

I'm attempting to remove the decals from the gas tank on my 2000. Unfortunatly they were applied to the tank and then cleared over from the factory. I masked off the tank around the decals and broke through the clear coat with some sand paper. The decal isn't peeling off like I had hoped. It's just chipping off in very tiny pieces. Soooo, does anybody have some ideas on how to work the decals off without ruining the paint? I don't mind having to re-clear the tank. I'm trying to keep from having to re-paint also. Thanks

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houstonbofh Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 420 Houston, TX Gender:	Re: Decal removal tips? Reply #1 - 03/30/13 at 18:13:09 Try some heat and goo-gone. But it may just be that flaky... Once you get it down enough, buffing with a polishing compound may even it out enough...
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Decal removal tips? Reply #2 - 03/30/13 at 18:47:59 Yea the goo-gone works well, make sure the cloth stays wet and a plastic scrapper helps a ton. Plastc spackle tool, plastic razor blade or pizza stone scrapper
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maxtowers Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 101 Versilia, Italy Gender:	Re: Decal removal tips? Reply #3 - 04/01/13 at 12:54:04 I always make the sticker softer with an hair-dryer, and with a bit of luck it will peel off. Also, there'a a 3M solvent that allows you to remove the sticker and also the glue that remains on the surface... it's not cheap but it works big time. Don't know Goo Gone, but it must be good, 'cause here in Italy we don't have it .
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Reply #4 - 04/01/13 at 22:37:18

I used a hair dryer and goo gone...and my thumb nail. Get the outside edge hot and soft and peel up what little bit you can until it cools, clean exposed glue with goo gone, repeat. Once all removed and the sticky cleaned up with goo gone, a few polishes with some non-abrasive wax/polish will blend it nearly invisible.

Note, I used my thumbnail to peel as opposed to anything else to avoid scratching the paint (and it was a little sore afterwards). Using another plastic tool of sorts may work as well, but may risk scratching.

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Reply #5 - 04/02/13 at 03:10:08

I am not sure how much succes you are going to have with this. The decal you are wanting to remove is not some Same Day Signs kind of stick on vinyl. I don't know if it is a sticker or a decal.......and whatever they use for adhesive it will be touch stuff as it had to withstand the sovlents in the clear coat that was sprayed over the decal/sticker. GooGone is a pretty mild solvent that is design to remove adhesive without dirsturbing paint.....so it may not be able to soften the sticker/decal.

They do make a rubber erasor kind of wheel that bodyshops use to removed graphics - it is used in an electric drill and it makes heat when spinning and rubs the graphics off. This system won't work until you get the clear paint off of the sticker/decal.

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MileHiRider Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 51 Denver, Colorado Gender:	Re: Decal removal tips? Reply #6 - 04/02/13 at 07:47:16 I use the same method "stewmill" used, and I have for years. The tank decal was still on my '04 when I bought it late last year and it had to come off! I spent 30 minutes picking that sucker off but it was worth it. I don't think I would try anything else, the paint is tough, but I'd hate to scratch it
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